Howzat

[OnlyOneTugay]

Fair point Gordon . You're probably right , if Geoffrey had been captain it's doubtful he'd have declared , if he'd have been captain and still batting himself , he definitely wouldn't have declared .

 

[Drog]

Or Close..... Or Illingworth or every other bloody yorkshire cricketer other than Joe Root!

That yorkshire dressing room back in the day must not have been for people of a nervous disposition .... and I haven't mentioned Fiery Freddie Truman yet.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Characters one and all ! Imagine trying to make a name for yourself in that dressing room as an up and coming youngster . Scary stuff

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

All of a sudden I'm feeling slightly brighter . Well done Bangladesh , unlucky Australia

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41093474

Also looks like the much vaunted Aussie pace attack is creaking at the seams .

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Good 8 wicket win for Lancs , which consolidates 2nd place in the county championship .

Worrying incident at the Oval

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/41003859

 

[Drog]

http://news.sky.com/story/oval-cricket-match-suspended-as-arrow-lands-on-pitch-11014186
There aren't half some crazees around out there aren't there? Maybe someone will burn it and make it into some sort of commemorative trophy.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Jimmy on 499 wickets , after taking 2 this morning .

Windies 78 for 3

 

[Alan]

Now 100 for 6

 

[Alan]

Now 100 for 6

now 101 for 7

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Here we go again . Tough batting conditions , but the bowling is hardly world class

19 - 3

Where do the selectors turn for a decent top 5 to take down under ?

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Heck , Root out for 1

24 for 4,

 

[Drog]

I'd imagine tickets for the last day might be going cheap pretty soon.

 

[Drog]

Wrapped up at a canter today. Well done to the Burnley Express.


OOT... you might like some of these....

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Cheers Gordon . Enjoyed watching that . My favourite has to be Jardine , ( my all time favourite England captain ) and Woodfull . The Aussies are the masters of sledging .

Well done England & well done Jimmy. In my opinion the greatest ever England bowler . We should be mighty proud of this Lancastrian .

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Congratulations to Blowers on his retirement from TMS . I'll miss your commentary my dear old thing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41214647

 

[Drog]

I must say in that piccy above that Merv Hughes was taking one massive risk pulling that face and having a go at a man who has just been dismissed and carrying a cricket bat in his hands.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

I might be wrong, but I think that's Greame Hick , so Merv was on reasonably safe ground there . Not sure if he'd have taken that sort of risk with Beefy !

 

[Drog]

I might be wrong, but I think that's Greame Hick , so Merv was on reasonably safe ground there . Not sure if he'd have taken that sort of risk with Beefy !

Indeed. He might have benefited from a word with Ian Chappell first. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/z-...t/news-story/b8561230bade172918a7d042899f742a

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

Ashes 2017-18: England hopeful Haseeb Hameed breaks finger

The cricketing grammar fraternity not impressed with the BBC’s headline !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41349848

Grammar apart , really bad luck for a fine young Lancashire cricketer .

I just have a nagging doubt about his technique after two broken fingers in the last 12 months. It looks incredibly classic and correct but because of it , is there a tendency for him to get hit on the gloves, more often than he should ? Even more so on the quick , bouncy pitches in Australia. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise , that he can't now be considered for selection.

 

[Drog]

As you know I'm no cricket buff but cant he simply find some better gloves?